Asheville Willie Mae Jones, 86, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at the WNC Baptist Home. A native of Madison County, Ms. Jones had resided in Buncombe County for most of her life. She worked for many years as a Nursing Assistant with Mission Hospitals, and was of the Pentecostal faith. She won many awards with her bowling league through Asheville Terrace. Ms. Jones was the daughter of the late Claude and Elsie Cannon Fisher. She was also preceded in death by two sons: David McCurry and Carroll McCurry, as well as two sisters and five brothers. Surviving are her children: Junior McCurry and wife Helen, Shirley Swann, and Kathey Medrano, all of Asheville; seven grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; one great, great-grandson; sisters: Frances Ramsey of Asheville and Jean Goodpasture of Indiana; brothers: Kenneth Fisher of South Carolina and Wayne Fisher of Asheville; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM Friday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, with the Rev. Terry Hollifield officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday at Anders-Rice Funeral Home, and at other times at the home of Junior and Helen McCurry, 41 Lowe Avenue, Asheville, NC 28803.
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